Book Signing - Michelle DeRusha

Date: Jan 5

Location: Francie & Finch Bookshop
130 S. 13th Street , Lincoln,
NE

Meet author Michelle DeRusha, author of 50 Women Every Christian Should Know, Spiritual Misfit, Katharina and Martin Luther and her latest True You: Letting go of your false self to uncover the person God created.
With powerful stories and reveailing research, Michelle helps readers:
* learn how to declutter their hearts, minds, and souls through the practice of directed rest
* let go of busyness, striving, and false identities to embrace their truest selves as beloved children of God
* grow in their relationships,...

Lincoln Contra Dance

Date: May 5

Repeats: MONTHLY, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 times

Live music. Contra dance is the melting pot of folk dance. It's like American folk dance.
All are welcome; from age 6 to 106; any experience level. No partner necessary.
A caller walks us through each dance before we dance it.
It's so much fun you won't even realize you're also getting a workout. ;-)
$8 for adults or $20 for families; $5 for students.
The first Saturday of each month, 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Free lesson at 7:15 p.m.
Auld Rec Center, 1650 Memorial Dr, Lincoln, NE 68508

Nebraska Now: Larry Gawel, Photographs

Date: Oct 13 through Jan 6

Location: Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE

Nebraska Now: Larry Gawel, Photographs
October 13, 2018 – January 6, 2019
Larry Gawel uses black and white film photography and tintypes, a traditional practice from the 1860s and ‘70s, to juxtapose the flora and fauna of Nebraska and Japan. Gawel specifically looks to hunting and harvest practices in the United States and the Japanese landscape to explore individual’s response to the land and the response to the imagery by viewers.
Artist Talk and Reception: October 13 • 1:30 p.m.
2018 Nebraska Now exhibitions are sponsored by...

Kent Bellows and His Collectors

Date: Aug 25 through Jan 6

Location: Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE

Kent Bellows and His Collectors
August 25, 2018 – January 6, 2019
The artworks of Kent Bellows are often explorations into the human nature of those around him and of himself, thereby giving an intimate glimpse into his subject’s lives. His obsessive attention to detail and hyper realism style effortlessly invite viewers into his artistic world. Loaned form Bellows’ collectors, the works are from people he knew – and who knew him well.

Astrid Bennett: The Tarp Series

Date: Jan 7

Repeats: WEEKLY, 20190202T055959Z times

The University of Nebraska’s Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery features the exhibition Astrid Hilger Bennett: The Tarp Series, December 17, 2018 – February 1, 2019. Over decades, Bennett’s work has focused on painted, printed and dyed textiles in the form of wall pieces and functional items. In her current body of work, she also includes drawing and mixed media, creating large tarps and small scrolls.
Mondays - Fridays 8:30am - 4:00pm